When faced with a request by a homeowner or condominium owner to install solar panels at your association, your Board needs to determine a number of things:
Solar Panels – What Your Association Should Do When Someone Requests to Install Them
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Education, Education, Education – Overcoming Harassment, Racism and Hostility in Community Associations
Let’s face it, 2020 was rough and not everyone was nice about it. Hate crimes have increased dramatically over the last six years. Heightened political tensions have led to family quarrels and neighbor-to-neighbor feuds. And to top it all off,
Association Academy: Your Rules, Robert’s NEW Rules and Court Rules Relating to Fines
Thank you to all who attended our virtual Association Academy on February 5 – Your Rules, Robert’s NEW Rules and Court Rules Relating to Fines. If you missed it, don’t fret, we recorded it for you, and you can access
Reasonable Modifications and the Fair Housing Act—Knowing the Law Can Help Your Association Proactively Avoid Lawsuits
Did you know that homeowners have the right to request reasonable modifications to the common area if they are disabled and the proposed modification helps them use and enjoy the property as it is meant to be? The federal Fair
Association Academy: Your Rules, Robert’s NEW Rules and Court Rules Relating to Fines
Please join Husch Blackwell’s Condominium & HOA Law Team on February 5, 2021, as we outline the NEW 2020 Robert’s Rules, how parliamentary procedure should be used to run meetings more efficiently, some case examples of fine issues that arise
Road Maintenance – Who Pays? (Duties under Association Documents and Case Law)
Facts
A dispute arose between four condominium associations within a master association as to obligations to pay for the maintenance, repair and upkeep of a roadway easement. The road connected the four condos and other properties. The master deeds for
YES Associations Can Deny a Request for a Reasonable Accommodation Under the FHA and WIN!!!
Facts
Defendant, Acacia on the Green (“Association”), is a 273-unit condominium in Ohio. The Association has a common grilling area because the Association bans grills on patios and balconies because of, among other things, the fire code. Weiss and Phillips,
Self-Dealing by Director is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty (Case 2)
Facts
Plaintiff, Ms. Carmichael, is on the board of directors of Commerce Towers Condominium (“Association”). On the board with her is Mr. Frese and Mr. Vickers. Mr. Vickers, Mr. Frese and Mr. Tarantino are the officers of the Association. (collectively
Condo and HOA Virtual/ZOOM Meetings in Wisconsin – How Legal Are They?
Most condominiums and homeowner associations (HOAs) are nonstock corporations under Wisconsin Chapter 181. As such their members can make decisions one of three ways:
Self-Dealing by Director is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty (Case 1)
Facts
Plaintiff, Coley, owns a home in an HOA, the Eskaton Village (“Association”). Two other Eskaton named entities (“Eskaton”) develop and support HOAs. A five-member board runs the Association, subject to the Declaration. Eskaton has always controlled three of the